Jenalyn: A Splitting Personality (#2) [Complete]

Chapter 37: Jenalyn

Wednesday, 6:09 P.M.

I've never been here before, and I was honestly too busy conversing with the monster that's been stirring in my head since we left the house to even clock the name of the place before we came in.

I grab a menu from the bin at the end of the table we sit at. I'm glad for the distraction once I look up to notice Rob staring rather intently at me, as if to try to read the billions of thoughts swarming my mind.

Milly's... I've never even heard of this place before.

"Why are you so skeptical?" Rob asks after a moment, gently folding his hands over the table. He leans slightly closer to me from across the table, his presence oddly overwhelming. "Worried I'm setting you up?"

There's a joking tone on his voice, but the words still make my skin crawl at just the idea of it. That'd certainly be the end of my life. The baby's, too.

"With Dane?" I quickly respond, grabbing the glass of water a middle aged woman had brought us upon arrival, and taking a quick sip.

Rob nods, mimicking my action and taking a long swig of his water instead of actually responding.

Part of me wants to inquire as to why he'd even ask that in the first place- why he'd bring it up like it's joking matter, when it's his baby's life on the line, too.

My monster doesn't want me to worry about that though, because it's convinced he's already wrapped around it's finger.

"I mean- it's a little offputting that you'd bring that up at a time like this..." I manage to find words within the clamor in my head. "- but I'd like to think I know you better than that."

Rob let's out a small laugh. The look on his face surprised, though his overall demeanor remains entertained.

I half expect him to make some snarky comment about how wrong I am in thinking I know him. This isn't the first time we've had small talk revolving around how I think he feels about things- I had a whole period of him babysitting me and Ev when I thought I had his whole life figured out!

"Oh yeah- I forgot," He says after a few moments, a smile on his face though his eyes narrow as they burn into me. "You figured it out a long time ago, huh?"

Huh? Huh is right! What does that even mean?

I question it immediately- the questions finding their way to my lips just about as fast as they flooded my mind. "What're you talking about?"

Rob laughs once again. He signals for the same woman who dropped off our waters to hold off on taking our order.

"Hmm," he's quick to respond after. "If I recall... I was ordered, by Dane, to pay him... and have sex with you. I was a better option as your first time than one of his clients, I guess- I don't know."

I can feel more and more of the waves my monster's presence brought me slipping away as I manage to wrap parts of my mind around his words.

I vaguely remember this.

I was really messed up in the head when it happened because Dane had just beat me up for the first time right before, and then pimped me out to Rob...

"I wasn't all that comfortable once I got there, I'm not going to lie to you. That's why... I tried to just get some head. You were crying and-" he stops mid sentence, noticing as I grow slightly uncomfortable, before letting out a small sigh and continuing. "Look, I didn't know that was an agreement you had with Dane, or whatever- the head thing. You get around Jen, I just thought you'd rather that than for me actually have to rape you."

I don't really know what to respond right now. I barely remember why we're even having this conversation? My mind is so frazzled by him having brought that up.

I'm not looking directly at Rob, but I can still feel his eyes burn into me as I mindlessly unwrap the silverware.

"You know, that's beside the point-" he's quick to blurt after a few long moments of observing me. "Dane beat my ass that night- that's whatever. But you! You, little miss know it all..."

He leaves a few moments of silence for me to process his words. I remember exactly what he's talking about now. That was the night before I convinced myself that Rob had a thing for me...

I convinced myself after a while that it wasn't true, even despite the one time we actually did hook up. I've chalked that up to the fact that my monster just... took advantage of him.

"You were somehow awakened by my ass beating, I guess!" he continues as he notices me trying to piece together his words. "Because once that shit happened? You had it all figured out!"